Tidra
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Tidra is an offshore island 18 miles long and 5 miles wide. Roughly the size of Manhattan (13.4 miles (21.6 km) long and 2.3 miles (3.7 km) wide).
It is the largest island off the shore of Banc d' Arguin, Mauritania
and is home to a community of Imraguen
fishing tribe. The island is part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park
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It is the largest island off the shore of Banc d' Arguin, Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
and is home to a community of Imraguen
Imraguen
The Imraguen are an ethnic group or tribe of Mauritania and Western Sahara. Estimated at around 5,000 in the 1970s, most members of the group live in fishing villages on the Banc d'Arguin National Park on the Atlantic coast of Mauritania....
fishing tribe. The island is part of the Banc d'Arguin National Park
Banc d'Arguin National Park
The Banc d'Arguin National Park lies in Western Africa on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds. A wide range of species include flamingos, broad-billed sandpipers, pelicans and terns. Much of the...
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